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William Bassett (c.1590–1667) was an English artisan, a migrant to North America. Bassett came to Plymouth on the ship ''Fortune'' in November 1621, possibly as a single man, according to author Charles Banks. During his long life he was involved in many colony governmental activities and business ventures, being one of the original members of the “Purchaser” investment group of 1626. In his later years he described himself as a blacksmith, but Banks indicates that in addition to being a worker in metals, he was also a gunsmith.〔Charles Edward Banks, ''The English ancestry and homes of the Pilgrim Fathers who came to Plymouth on the "Mayflower" in 1620, the "Fortune" in 1621, and the "Anne" and the "Little James" in 1623'' (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1962) p. 106〕〔Eugene Aubrey Stratton, ''Plymouth Colony: Its History and People, 1620-1691,'' (Sale Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1986) pp. 242-243〕〔''A genealogical profile of William Basset'', (a collaboration of Plimoth Plantation and New England Historic Genealogical Society accessed 2013) ()〕〔Robert Charles Anderson, ''Pilgrim Village Family Sketch: William Bassett'' (A collaboration between American Ancestors and New England Historic Genealogical Society) ()〕 According to one author, in records of the time, his last name was apparently also spelled as “Basset”, and he uses Basset for him in his book. Other historical records show his name spelled "Bassett".〔〔〔Eugene Aubrey Stratton, ''Plymouth Colony: Its History and People, 1620-1691,'' (Sale Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1986) p.242〕 == English origins == Nothing is known of his life in England, although he was believed to have been born in England sometime before 1600, and possibly as early as about 1590, since he was betrothed twice in Leiden in 1611.〔〔〔 He was a Pilgrim from St. Peter's parish, Sandwich, Kent. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Bassett (d. 1667)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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